Dengue fever hospitalization??
Re: Dengue fever hospitalization??
In the vast majority of people, it isn't serious, just (very) unpleasant. However, it's important to be aware of the possibility of the disease taking a more serious turn.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:05 am It's a relatively serious illness and shouldn't be trivialized
Personally, I wouldn't stay in hospital proactively just because of that possibility, as I just dislike hospitals too much to spend more time there than necessary. But I know people who did. Those are people who live alone, so they were better off being looked after at a hospital. I'd say that's a factor to consider, chances are you'll feel really unwell even if hospitalization isn't required.
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Re: Dengue fever hospitalization??
For both of our older kids, separate occasions, they were kept in overnight for observation. This was a while ago, and after I had pushed the other half when their temperatures had become alarmingly high.Jerry Atrick wrote: ↑Sat Dec 02, 2023 8:05 am The main risks are dengue shock and hemorrhaging out. My dead barang count includes three who died as a result of dengue fever complications
Also, if you tend towards being anemic - you have a higher risk of dengue complications - and very, very many Khmer (mainly wammen and kids) tend toward anemia because of poor dietary habits.
It's a relatively serious illness and shouldn't be trivialized
The main benefit in their case was being on a drip, getting fluids, in a controlled environment. As much as it can be in Cambodia, anyway.
While both kids were running around happily, still eating and drinking willingly, and otherwise responsive, the raised temperature was probably more a concern to me. But when it hit 39°, and they were clearly miserable, it was a bit of a fight to get swmbo to understand that they did need a proper medical assessment, and diagnosis was confirmed by blood tests.
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